Friends at University Grill will be missed at breakfast

Published: Friday, June 21, 2013 at 11:16 AM.

As a frequent and loyal customer, I was appalled at the manner in which the selling of University Grill was handled. I have been eating breakfast there each and every weekday for the last two or three years. I ate breakfast there June 7, the last Friday that the grill served breakfast. No one said anything about the fate of University Grill. One can only imagine my surprise when I read in the newspaper the following Wednesday that the grill had been sold and would reopen as an Italian restaurant. When I told my friends at work about the restaurant, they replied, maybe they will still serve breakfast. I quickly told them, I am not aware of any Italian restaurant around here that serves breakfast.

One of the owners was quoted in the Times-News as saying that her customers supported her decision to sell. I cannot help but wonder which customers she is referring to. I ran into another former breakfast customer of University Grill and he was unaware of the selling of the restaurant until I informed him. I feel it is disrespectful to the former customers to not inform us at least on the last day of operation.

I would have liked to have been given the opportunity to at least say goodbye and thank you to Miss Shirley, the cook, and Sharon, the waitress. Miss Shirley makes the best biscuit in Alamance County. I will miss her great breakfasts that I was so fortunate to have enjoyed for the past few years. If you are reading this, Shirley, Thanks and I will surely miss having you as a friend. Sharon was the morning waitress. She was always courteous and helpful and kept my coffee cup filled. We had some good conversations during the past few years and I will miss her as well. The last conversation we had was about me seeing the new movie, “Fast and Furious.” Sharon told me to let her know how the movie was. Sharon, It was great!

Goodbye to all and I will miss all my friends.

EDWARD HULLBurlington

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As a frequent and loyal customer, I was appalled at the manner in which the selling of University Grill was handled. I have been eating breakfast there each and every weekday for the last two or three years. I ate breakfast there June 7, the last Friday that the grill served breakfast. No one said anything about the fate of University Grill. One can only imagine my surprise when I read in the newspaper the following Wednesday that the grill had been sold and would reopen as an Italian restaurant. When I told my friends at work about the restaurant, they replied, maybe they will still serve breakfast. I quickly told them, I am not aware of any Italian restaurant around here that serves breakfast.

One of the owners was quoted in the Times-News as saying that her customers supported her decision to sell. I cannot help but wonder which customers she is referring to. I ran into another former breakfast customer of University Grill and he was unaware of the selling of the restaurant until I informed him. I feel it is disrespectful to the former customers to not inform us at least on the last day of operation.

I would have liked to have been given the opportunity to at least say goodbye and thank you to Miss Shirley, the cook, and Sharon, the waitress. Miss Shirley makes the best biscuit in Alamance County. I will miss her great breakfasts that I was so fortunate to have enjoyed for the past few years. If you are reading this, Shirley, Thanks and I will surely miss having you as a friend. Sharon was the morning waitress. She was always courteous and helpful and kept my coffee cup filled. We had some good conversations during the past few years and I will miss her as well. The last conversation we had was about me seeing the new movie, “Fast and Furious.” Sharon told me to let her know how the movie was. Sharon, It was great!